Physical and mental well-being of older adults: examining the impact of financial support from male migrant children on Indian left-behind parents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Amid high youth out-migration, India's older parents face severe social, economic, psychological, and health crises due to their children's separation. However, remittances from their migrant children alleviate economic hardships, improve healthcare access, and partially compensate for their absence. So, this study examines how adult-child migration affects older parents' physical and mental health and how remittance support helps mitigate these challenges.

Methodology

This study used the 2011 Building a Knowledge Base on Population Ageing in India (BKPAI) dataset, the current study (n = 5122) employs bivariate statistics, logistic regression, and mediation analysis to address the objectives. Logistic regression determines the factors of self-rated health and depr

SUBMITTER: Mandal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562090 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature